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Rocket Science

- Life is easier done than said.

Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.

Release Date : 2007-01-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RocketScienceW B I FilmsDuly NotedHBO Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto

Character Name : Ben Wekselbaum

Original Name : Nicholas D'Agosto

Gender : Male

Margo Martindale

Character Name : Coach Lumbly

Original Name : Margo Martindale

Gender : Female

Reece Thompson

Character Name : Hal Hefner

Original Name : Reece Thompson

Gender : Male

Anna Kendrick

Character Name : Ginny Ryerson

Original Name : Anna Kendrick

Gender : Female

Jonah Hill

Character Name : Junior Philosopher

Original Name : Jonah Hill

Gender : Male

Denis O'Hare

Character Name : Doyle Hefner

Original Name : Denis O'Hare

Gender : Male

Vincent Piazza

Character Name : Earl Hefner

Original Name : Vincent Piazza

Gender : Male

Aaron Yoo

Character Name : Heston

Original Name : Aaron Yoo

Gender : Male

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Character Name : Ram

Original Name : Utkarsh Ambudkar

Gender : Male

Candace Hammer

Character Name : Townsend Prep Debater

Original Name : Candace Hammer

Gender : Female

Lisbeth Bartlett

Character Name : Juliet Hefner

Original Name : Lisbeth Bartlett

Gender : Female

Virginia House

Character Name : English Teacher

Original Name : Virginia House

Gender : Male

Marilyn Yoblick

Character Name : Plainsboro Lunch Lady

Original Name : Marilyn Yoblick

Gender : Male

Maury Ginsberg

Character Name : Mr. Lewinsky

Original Name : Maury Ginsberg

Gender : Male

Emily Ginnona

Character Name : Honoria

Original Name : Emily Ginnona

Gender : Male

Dionne Audain

Character Name : Abraham Lincoln

Original Name : Dionne Audain

Gender : Female

Dan De Luca

Character Name : Stephen Douglas

Original Name : Dan De Luca

Gender : Male

Michael Kusnir

Character Name : Flemming

Original Name : Michael Kusnir

Gender : Male

Steve Park

Character Name : Judge Pete

Original Name : Steve Park

Gender : Male

John Patrick Barry

Character Name : Gym Teacher

Original Name : John Patrick Barry

Gender : Male

Josh Kay

Character Name : Lewis Garrles

Original Name : Josh Kay

Gender : Male

Jane Beard

Character Name : Fern Garries

Original Name : Jane Beard

Gender : Female

Herb Merrick

Character Name : Lewis's Dad

Original Name : Herb Merrick

Gender : Male

Carol Florence

Character Name : connie Ryerson

Original Name : Carol Florence

Gender : Female

Betsy Hogg

Character Name : Crystal Hamish-Steinberg

Original Name : Betsy Hogg

Gender : Male

Brandon Thane Wilson

Character Name : Philip

Original Name : Brandon Thane Wilson

Gender : Male

David DeBoy

Character Name : Frank Ryerson

Original Name : David DeBoy

Gender : Male

Andrew Collie

Character Name : Hazlet Timer

Original Name : Andrew Collie

Gender : Male

Susan Duvall

Character Name : Hazlet Lunch Lady

Original Name : Susan Duvall

Gender : Female

Elisabeth Noone

Character Name : Hazlet Coach

Original Name : Elisabeth Noone

Gender : Male

Jeanette Brox

Character Name : Townsend Prep Bad Girl

Original Name : Jeanette Brox

Gender : Female

Roland Gomez

Character Name : Luis

Original Name : Roland Gomez

Gender : Male

Lee Sellars

Character Name : New Jersey Debate Official

Original Name : Lee Sellars

Gender : Male

Joel Marsh Garland

Character Name : Pizza Server

Original Name : Joel Marsh Garland

Gender : Male

Dan Cashman

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Dan Cashman

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Patrick E. Abe

@Otokichi786

2021-06-23

The first thing I found WRONG about this movie is the title. "Rocket Science" suggests a movie like "October Sky," which IS about the Math required to calculate and understand rocketry. This (somewhat) off beat look at high school via a tongue-tied underachiever who is head hunted for the school debate team is more like "The Orator's Progress." (But accuracy won't/didn't sell the movie.) All in all, a better-than-average teen movie, but nowhere near "The King's Speech," which grandly promenaded into History on a similar subject. 3/10